Scarlet Darter(?) and a spider (1 Viewer)

[Andy Adcock]

Just starting to see some Dragonflies here now and this one landed on the edge of our pool so if someone can confirm the ID for me I'd be grateful.

Later, a black dragongfly seemed to be laying eggs in our pool but it didn't land for a shot, can someone tell me if it's lilely to be Black Percher Diplacodes lefebvrii on status and timing?

I'll throw in a bonus spider which landed on my chest as I sat in the sun, not a great picture as I'm struggling to set up my Olympus TG6 which over exposes everything terribly

 

[Xenospiza]

I'm pretty sure it's a Violet Dropwing.

 

[pdwinter]

Scarlet Darter (or Broad Scarlet) male for the dragonfly. (Long yellow pterostigmas eliminates all the european Dropwings)

I have my T6 set at -2/3 for the exposure compensation all the time - even here in the gloom!

 

[aeshna5]

Agree with Paul on the dragon. Spider looks rather like an Thomisus sp.

 

[Swindon Addick]

You're within range and season for Black Percher in Cyprus, according to my old copy of Dijkstra, but there are a fair few options where the female is yellow & black so I doubt you can go further than just noting that it's a species to keep an eye out for.

 

[pdwinter]

I think Diplacodes lefebvrii or Selysiothemis nigra would be equally likely for a pond ovipositor - they both go pretty dark and, in my experience, move so fast that it's difficult to get much detail on them in flight.

There's a downloadable paper at Diversity, Status and Phenology of the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Cyprus (Insecta: Odonata) with fairly up to date information on the dragonflies of cyprus.

 

[Andy Adcock]

I think Diplacodes lefebvrii or Selysiothemis nigra would be equally likely for a pond ovipositor - they both go pretty dark and, in my experience, move so fast that it's difficult to get much detail on them in flight.

There's a downloadable paper at Diversity, Status and Phenology of the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Cyprus (Insecta: Odonata) with fairly up to date information on the dragonflies of cyprus.

Thanks Paul, done.

Agree with Paul on the dragon. Spider looks rather like an Thomisus sp.

Can only see reference to one, variable species

Thomisus onustus Walckenaer, 1805 - Crab spider - Cyprus

Thomisus onustus is a crab spider species in the genus Thomisus belonging to the family Thomisidae . It has a Palearctic distribu...

biodiversitycyprus.blogspot.com

 

[Andy Adcock]

Managed to get some better shots